Rebuild or scrap?

[coolngroovy]

decisions decisions.......

My sons VS Calais was the victim of a hit & run. The car is totalled.
I cant decide if i should transfer all the bits into another shell, or just part it out & try to get some $$$ back to pay out his loan!

Any thoughts?

[OldDog]

Well having pretty much just finished a complete swap (right down to the wiring), it's a LOT of work. I suggest that if you don;'t have some special attatchment to the car it may be wiser to wreck it out and put the dough (and insurance money i hope) towards buying another.

[coolngroovy]

No insurance i'me afraid.

[VrWagz1]

cash the rego, sell the wreck and put the money towards a nice 89 VN and start saving again. Insurance is a good thing to have, i never had and never will drive without it.

[Galixia]

cash the rego, sell the wreck and put the money towards a nice 89 VN and start saving again. Insurance is a good thing to have, i never had and never will drive without it.

yea i agree cash the rego and sell the wreck

[sik888]

^^^
same.....!

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

hey mate where abouts you located? just asking cause if your gonna wreck it i might be interested in some parts for my lais! also what motor does it have? cheers!

[coolngroovy]

I'me in Mackay, CQ 4740.
It's ecotec auto & completely stock. Well looked after, well was!
Everything inside is perfect. No damage to the leather. Engine & trans sweet.

I cant seem to post pics atm.

[vnv8driver]

sell motor/box- 500 bucks, interior (seats/electrics/etc) 300-500, diff- 250, then just hose down the rest of the carpet/inyeror, fill the tank with water and sell it to a scrap metal yeard for 200- theres 1500 bucks outright.......

[DannyboyDS]

you should be able to get more for the seats + interior though.

[hako]

One of my daughters has an EB Falcon which has a buggered gearbox but is otherwise good for its age - wreckers offered $10 for it - said that was the going rate for Holden/Ford/Mitsu cars. Wreckers have their choice of heaps for free from backyards of rental homes (this is in Townsville) The we asked how much for a 2nd hand box to fit the Falcon - $850 fitted with 1 months warranty....I suppose they have to make a living.
Trouble with selling in Mackay is the limited market and you may have to have the parts on the market for a long time to sell but there is really no option unless you want to accept $10.

[coolngroovy]

I wont waste my time selling to the wreckers.
I think $900 for engine/box. Still driving.
Interior complete with dash,consol,carpet,rooflining,everything except stereo has to be worth more than $500! Surely?
All panels except d/s door & front guard are A1.
I'me waiting for panel shop to confirm that it is uneconomical to repair.

[r2e2]

Hi
Dash seats door trims to the right person at the right time you will get more than $500 however i bought a VR calais full dash seats trims for $350 off the wreckers with bonus extractors
Chears Neil

[coolngroovy]

Level 3 dash complete. Door trims, f/r seats all leather, roof lining, carpet, steering wheel & column, parcel shelf, consol, seatbelts e.c.t.
What are they worth in vgc?

[da_undertucker]

If u're definitely going to be pulling it apart id be interested in getting some of parts to use in mine, namely the interior fan and the level 3 dash cluster with it's loom. Only problem is it would need to be shipped down, don't feel like coming all the way up to Mackay from south Brisbane. If we can work out a reasonable price and get it shipped I'd be very interested.

[shanhsv]

You can buy a VR/S berlina for just a few grand which has a lot of calais stuff in it,just swap the better stuff from the calais into the berlina and sell off the rest.Selling the stuff you dont need should very near cover the cost of buying the berlina

[coolngroovy]

I think we are just going to scrap it.
My son still owes 3k on the loan.
Still waiting for the panel shop to come around.
I have access to another VS shell, but i dont have the time to swap over. Too many projects already.